diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index f4fced3..3287454 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -1594,6 +1594,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->entities);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->streaming);
 	kref_init(&dev->kref);
+	atomic_set(&dev->users, 0);
 
 	dev->udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
 	dev->intf = usb_get_intf(intf);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_status.c b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_status.c
index 21d8712..f152a99 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_status.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_status.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 		dev->status, UVC_MAX_STATUS_SIZE, uvc_status_complete,
 		dev, interval);
 
-	return usb_submit_urb(dev->int_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void uvc_status_cleanup(struct uvc_device *dev)
@@ -205,15 +205,30 @@
 	uvc_input_cleanup(dev);
 }
 
-int uvc_status_suspend(struct uvc_device *dev)
+int uvc_status_start(struct uvc_device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev->int_urb == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	return usb_submit_urb(dev->int_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
+void uvc_status_stop(struct uvc_device *dev)
 {
 	usb_kill_urb(dev->int_urb);
+}
+
+int uvc_status_suspend(struct uvc_device *dev)
+{
+	if (atomic_read(&dev->users))
+		usb_kill_urb(dev->int_urb);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int uvc_status_resume(struct uvc_device *dev)
 {
-	if (dev->int_urb == NULL)
+	if (dev->int_urb == NULL || atomic_read(&dev->users) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	return usb_submit_urb(dev->int_urb, GFP_NOIO);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
index ad7e64f..507542d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -439,6 +439,15 @@
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	if (atomic_inc_return(&video->dev->users) == 1) {
+		if ((ret = uvc_status_start(video->dev)) < 0) {
+			usb_autopm_put_interface(video->dev->intf);
+			atomic_dec(&video->dev->users);
+			kfree(handle);
+			goto done;
+		}
+	}
+
 	handle->device = video;
 	handle->state = UVC_HANDLE_PASSIVE;
 	file->private_data = handle;
@@ -473,6 +482,9 @@
 	kfree(handle);
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 
+	if (atomic_dec_return(&video->dev->users) == 0)
+		uvc_status_stop(video->dev);
+
 	usb_autopm_put_interface(video->dev->intf);
 	kref_put(&video->dev->kref, uvc_delete);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index e5014e6..daf0744 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@
 	enum uvc_device_state state;
 	struct kref kref;
 	struct list_head list;
+	atomic_t users;
 
 	/* Video control interface */
 	__u16 uvc_version;
@@ -770,6 +771,8 @@
 /* Status */
 extern int uvc_status_init(struct uvc_device *dev);
 extern void uvc_status_cleanup(struct uvc_device *dev);
+extern int uvc_status_start(struct uvc_device *dev);
+extern void uvc_status_stop(struct uvc_device *dev);
 extern int uvc_status_suspend(struct uvc_device *dev);
 extern int uvc_status_resume(struct uvc_device *dev);